People think I am a Cranky Sue who hates all Christmas music because Jewish holidays are lame and don’t have any fun music. That is, in fact, true, but that not why I get a perma-frown starting the day after Thanksgiving. It’s because most Christmas music sucks. It’s just awful all over. I dream of the day when I become elderly and senile and no longer have any recollection of Dominic the Donkey. But there are a few really stellar Christmas songs, songs I enjoy so much I listen to them all year ’round. I know Christmas is technically over, but these songs are great, so feel free to file them away wherever you file this kind of stuff away for next year.
CollegeHumor // Rudolph the Regular Reindeer
Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots // All I Want For Christmas Is You
South Park // Merry F***ing Christmas
Dr. Demento // The Twelve Pains of Christmas
Inpatient Music Therapy Program // O Come All Ye Faithful
Whitney Houston // Joy to the World
Steve Mauldin // O Holy Night (The Worst Rendition Ever)
Yogi Yorgesson // Yingle Bells
They Might Be Giants // Santa’s Beard
Justin Bieber featuring Busta Rhymes // Little Drummer Boy
Ben Folds Five // Bizarre Christmas Incident
Lindsay Buckingham // Holiday Road
Wesley Willis // Merry Christmas
If that isn’t enough and you have a craving for some of the best worst Christmas music, this list is the be-all and end-all. Enjoy.